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Iron Harvest
A real-time strategy game where friends command infantry and diesel-powered mechs through a war campaign.
Online co-op for up to 3 players.
- 3 online
Where to buy
Playing together
- Online co-op3 players
- Local co-opNot confirmed
- Not confirmedFriends on different platforms, such as PC and PlayStation, can play together.
- Not confirmedA friend can join or leave while you are already playing, without starting over.
- Not confirmedFriends play free with a Friend's Pass or similar.
- Steam DeckPlayableValve's own rating
About the game
You lead soldiers and walking war machines across an alternate Europe after the First World War. You capture iron and oil supplies, recruit troops, put infantry behind cover and send mechs against enemy positions. Buildings can collapse under heavy fire, so a safe firing position may disappear during a battle. The campaign follows three factions and their heroes through the conflict.
Friends can play campaign missions together online or team up against computer armies in skirmishes. You need to agree where to attack, which positions to defend and when damaged units should retreat for repairs. Building a base supports the fighting, while choosing the right troops and approaching an enemy from another direction matters throughout a mission. It suits a group that wants to discuss a battle plan and then manage the fight in real time.
How it feels
Kind of game
You play on the same side through shared levels, matches, missions or jobs. Progress comes from combining your actions toward the same objective.
- At its heart
- Now and then
- Calm and coziness
- Time to hang out
- Exploring
- Unlocks and progress
- Sessions
- Campaign to finish
- About
- Warfare
Rated on our own feel scale. 5 sources back these ratings.
Screenshots
From the Steam store page. Open one to see it full size.
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- Kind of game
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- Core to both
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- Sessions
- Campaign to finish
- Co-op
- Online co-op for up to 3 players
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No big difference from Iron Harvest.
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- Kind of game
- Shared team objectives
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- Campaign to finish
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No big difference from Iron Harvest.
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What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared team objectives
- About
- Warfare
- Notable in both
- Story, Working in sync, Tension and danger, Getting better
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- Fighting
- Sessions
- Campaign to finish
- Co-op
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How Full Metal Furies differs
- Less building than Iron Harvest
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- Crossplay
Both give your team shared objectives to work through together. Both are about soldiers at war. Both have a story you follow together.
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All co-op facts
Last checked 24 October 2026. The small numbers link to the page that states each fact.
Co-op
- Fewest players online
- Not confirmed
- Local co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on one screen
- Not confirmed
- Split or shared screen
- Not confirmed
- Separate-device co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on separate devices
- Not confirmed
- Free base co-op
- No
The checked computer full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
- 67813
- Confirmed free setups
- Does not apply
- Crossplay
- Not confirmed
- Crossplay between
- Not confirmed
- Friends can join mid-game
- Not confirmed
- Only one of you needs to buy it
- Not confirmed
- Voice chat by distance
- Not confirmed
Sources
13 pages
kingart-games.comOfficial site, read 24 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Genres, Kind of game, Sessions, About, Exploring, Building and creating, Fighting.
- Online co-op: The maker describes cooperative campaigns and challenges.
- Genres: The maker calls this a real-time strategy game.
- Kind of game: Players pursue campaign and challenge objectives together through coordinated RTS commands.
- Sessions: The written campaign follows three factions and their heroes.
- About: The setting is a European war after the Great War.
- Exploring: Reconnaissance is one use of campaign heroes, within authored battle maps.
- Building and creating: Bases and defensive fortifications support unit production and research.
- Fighting: Players command soldiers and mechs in destructive battles.
kingart-games.comOfficial news, read 24 October 2026
Backs Most players online, Working in sync.
- Most players online: The 2020-11-19 update explicitly enables cooperative parties of up to three.
- Working in sync: The group feature supports shared cooperative missions and the maker stresses communication.
kingart-games.comOfficial news, read 24 October 2026
Backs Most players online, Unlocks and progress.
- Most players online: The 2021-03-25 update allows teams against AI, with a maximum team of three on six-player maps. Six is the opposing-team total.
- Unlocks and progress: Campaign, challenge and AI skirmish players earn season progress and achievements.
kingart-games.comOfficial news, read 24 October 2026
Backs Platforms.
- Platforms: The 2021-10-27 post confirms the Complete Edition with campaign co-op on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Older console plans are not released-platform evidence.
kingart-games.comOfficial news, read 24 October 2026
Backs Release date.
- Release date: The maker's August 27, 2020 post sets full release for September 1, 2020. Steam lists August 31.
store.steampowered.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Platforms, Online co-op, Free base co-op.
- Platforms: Windows requirements and the released Windows product support PC availability.
- Online co-op: The publisher describes all campaigns and AI challenges as cooperative.
- Free base co-op: The checked computer full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
store.playstation.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Platforms, Most players online, Free base co-op.
- Platforms: This is the released PS5 Complete Edition.
- Most players online: Six online players is a general multiplayer ceiling. It is not six players cooperating on one side.
- Free base co-op: The checked PlayStation full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
xbox.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Platforms, Most players online, Free base co-op.
- Platforms: The Complete Edition lists Xbox Series X|S.
- Most players online: The listing says online co-op 2 to 4 and multiplayer 2 to 6. The maker explicitly caps co-op and teams at three, so three takes precedence.
- Free base co-op: The checked Xbox full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
pcgamer.comPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Planning ahead, Tension and danger, Calm and coziness, Time to hang out, Getting better.
- Planning ahead: PC Gamer, 2020-08-31, describes positioning, counters, flanking and field repairs.
- Tension and danger: Losing expensive machines and defending territory create recurring pressure.
- Calm and coziness: Slow travel and resource accumulation leave pauses between engagements.
- Time to hang out: Those pauses permit some chat, but tactical fights require attention.
- Getting better: Learning unit counters and protecting vulnerable units matters.
windowscentral.comPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Story, Building and creating.
- Story: Windows Central, updated 2021-03-02, describes three connected story campaigns.
- Building and creating: Bases and captured resource points support tactical battles rather than a large economic simulation.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 24 October 2026
Backs Steam app ID, Release status.
- Steam app ID: Steam identifies Iron Harvest as app 826630.
- Release status: Steam lists the game as available to play.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 24 October 2026
Backs Steam Deck.
- Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Playable on Steam Deck.
gog.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Free base co-op.
- Free base co-op: The checked computer full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.